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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 3, 2018

CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-33003
 
20-5120010
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

2174 EastRidge Center, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin
 
 
54701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

715-836-9994
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01     Other Events.
On December 3, 2018, Citizens Community Federal National Association (“CCF Bank”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc., issued a press release announcing that CCF Bank entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement with Lake Michigan Credit Union providing for the sale of CCF Bank’s Michigan branch, which is located at 310 West Tienken Road, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48306.

A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits:
99.1    Press Release of Citizens Community Federal National Association dated December 3, 2018.






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
Date: December 3, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ James S. Broucek
 
 
 
 
James S. Broucek
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary